Wealth does not create individual happiness and it doesn't build a strong country, either
...ndicators of well-being to report on a society and aid in its policy-making. It has been assumed that money increases well-being and, although money can be measured with exactitude, it is an inexact surrogate to the actual well-being of a nation. In a 1985 survey, respondents from the Forbes list of the...Envisat Symposium report day 4: Assistance from space to combat hazards and natural disasters
...se, taking place in Norway this week, humanitarian aid groups are taking part in a scenario where the cou...on. In this imaginary setting, real international aid groups arrive to give help, with participants including Norway's Directorate for Civil Protection an...Teacher-training for hospital residents improves medical students' education, UCI study shows
...l procedure. Other medical schools offer teaching aid for residents, but Morrison'sstudy is distinctive for describing detailed instructional methods thatother medical schools can easily adopt, and for measuring improvement inteaching skills with a validated and reliable examination. A nationalsurvey in...ASU researchers demonstrate new nanotech effect - moving water molecules by light
... make and difficult to repair) could significantly aid development of microfluidic devices, which are the...ercially in stain repelling pants. What appears to aid this effect is tiny 'nanowires' on the surface of a material, the ASU researchers said. Nanowires ar...AIDS toll in African heartland isn't always what people think
...deaths." The group also found the need to focus on aid that didn't help families suffering a "death shock" at the expense of promoting growth for all poor families in these communities. MSU's paper, done with assistance from USAID's Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, and the Africa Burea...How brain gives special resonance to emotional memories
...the role of the amygdala in emotional memory could aid understanding of post traumatic stress disorder -- especially such phenomena as flashbacks of traumatic memories. Said Dolcos, "Also, people who suffer depression ruminate obsessively on negative or unpleasant memories. This problem could reflect a p...Beneficiaries with chronic conditions still face high costs under new Medicare drug law
... potential pitfalls for beneficiaries. The lack of aid for those with incomes just over the limit for low-income assistance will need close monitoring to determine their effect on beneficiaries over time, Moon says. Additional legislation and carefully crafted regulations will be key to ensuring the succ...Mouse study could aid vaccine designers
... virus-infected cells. This new information could aid vaccine design, says Dr. Yewdell. "Our experiments indicate that two distinct pathways exist to prime T cells," he says. If the rules for T-cell priming suggested by these experiments are correct, vaccines meant to interact with dendritic cells shoul...Distinguished, outstanding, innovative optometrists receive honors from UH
...Smith said. "Dr. Golden's presence assuredly will aid in furthering our profession, as well as the mission of our college to boost community outreach activities and research endeavors." Active in the Texas Optometric Association (TOA), Golden also was a recipient of the prestigious 'Optometrist of the...Unexpected similarities between raindrops and proteins
...e misfolding process is yet fragmental. With the aid of the new theory, these scientists are now working to map what parts of the proteins control the folding and what parts are vulnerable to noxious misfolding. The findings could represent an important step toward a more detailed molecular understand...Knowing severity of other illnesses can help predict outcomes for cancer patients
...s or incorporated into decision making programs to aid in patient consultation and improve patient decision making. Improved descriptions of the patient with cancer results in improved prognostic stratification, which will allow for more accurate estimates of treatment effectiveness when conducting outc...Computer system makes 'chain' of health care stronger, safer
...f discharge, this handoff must be fast in order to aid patient care. UMHS has put a major emphasis in recent years on giving referring physicians better, faster information, using the M NET system that faxes reports to their offices as soon as they're available. But often, days or even weeks would pass a...Three Harvard Medical School endowed chairs named simultaneously in sleep medicine
..., and quality of life. These three new chairs will aid the Division of Sleep Medicine as it provides greater focus on critical sleep disorder issues and helps to inform public policies aimed at decreasing sleep/alertness-related injuries and the costs associated with them. The endowment for each chair wh...MDCT angiography may help risk-stratify patients in danger of stroke
MDCT angiography can aid in risk assessment based on plaque vulnerability, a finding that would be valuable in deciding how to manage carotid artery stenosis (a narrowing of the carotid artery that can lead to stroke) that shows no symptoms, says a new study by researchers f...Study finds bupropion may be effective smoking cessation aid for women
...ing gender-specific smoking cessation factors will aid in the development of more effective treatment programs targeted to women. This study was published in the February 2004 issue of Nicotine and Tobacco Research by lead investigator Bradley Collins at the University of Pennsylvania....Merging hearing technologies sounds good to researcher
...colleagues shows that by applying advanced hearing aid technologies, such as preprocessors, to cochlear i...nd communication. "To achieve these goals, hearing aid and cochlear implant manufacturers have gone through different research and development paths." Hear...PET scanning promising in diagnosing cancer-related neurological disorders
...omography (PET) imaging has recently been shown to aid in the diagnosis of particular neurological syndromes associated with cancer. Study details and results will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology 56th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Calif., April 24 May 1, 2004. Before their cancer is...Electronic nose device proves effective for diagnosing pneumonia and sinusitis
...teria are present and, if so, what kind. This can aid not just in the accuracy of diagnosis, but can also help physicians select the most effective antibiotic for treatment. "The results confirm that exhaled breath can be analyzed for pneumonia and sinusitis using a commercially available e-nose dev...Bone implants could aid healing after tooth removal
...ll use this information to design methods that can aid the body in healing defects that are normally too ...ve medicine, the researchers hope to stimulate and aid the body's own powers of regeneration. The approach offers advantages over existing treatments becau......cal activity and temperature control systems could aid in the prevention of coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality."...